Breeders' Stakes

The Breeders' Stakes is a Canadian stakes race for Thoroughbred race horses first run in 1889. Since 1959 it has been the third race in the Canadian Triple Crown for three-year-olds. Held annually in August at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, the Breeders' Stakes follows the June running of the Queen's Plate and the July Prince of Wales Stakes.

At a distance of one-and-a-half miles, the Breeders' Stakes is the longest of the three Triple Crown races and is the only jewel raced on turf (the Queen's Plate is raced on Polytrack and the Prince of Wales on a dirt track).

In 1973 Saskatoon native, Joan Phipps made history aboard Singing Spirit. Though she finished 11th, she became the first female jockey to compete in one of the Canadian Triple Crown races. It would be 15 years before another woman would get a shot in a Triple Crown event. Twenty-six years after Phipps landmark race, Laurie Gulas rode Free Vacation to victory at the 1999 Breeders' Stakes, becoming the first female jockey to win this, or any Canadian Triple Crown race.

Breeders' Stakes (SAJC)

The Breeders' Stakes is a South Australian Jockey Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race for two-year-olds, over a distance of 1200 metres, held annually at Morphettville Racecourse in Adelaide, Australia during the autumn. Total prizemoney is A$115,000.

Race history

Notable horses to win the event in the 1960s include Pago Pago and Storm Queen who went on to win the Golden Slipper Stakes as well as champion Tobin Bronze. The race was held in early February, but was moved to later in the autumn.

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In 1980 the event was held at Victoria Park Racecourse.
In 2002 the event was held at Cheltenham Park Racecourse.